Tech TitansThe Tech Titans STEM team continues to partner with area sources to increase visibility about the need for STEM input, mentors and support, while creating a structure in which businesses may share knowledge and best practices with each other.
The goal for 2016 is to raise awareness of 5,000 DFW area junior high and/or high school students about technology industry sectors, employers and specific STEM career opportunities in North Texas this year.READ MORE

The Washington PostWhat if the FBI could force Samsung to covertly turn on the video camera in your smart TV? Or force Google to deliver a malicious security update to your browser that actually spied on you and transmitted your passwords and other sensitive information back to the FBI? Sound like something from a dystopian sci-fi movie? If Apple loses its high-profile legal fight with the government, these scenarios could become a reality. This will also threaten the security of all Internet users.READ MORE

Tech TitansTech Titans has named Deborah Sawyer its Board Member of the Year of 2015. Despite a busy career in the executive search industry, Deborah served in dual capacities as the of the Programs Team that produces Tech Industry Luncheons and as chair of the Tech Titans Awards Gala Nominations Committee. While instrumental is producing Tech Industry Luncheons in 2015, her work as the chair of the gala nominations committee stands out. She re-organized the committee, resulting in more volunteer engagement in the organization. Through their collective work, the gala nominations exceeded previous years' totals and set a new record of 128 nominations.READ MORE

Dallas Business JournalThe first accelerator founded in Dallas is choosing to go rogue — flipping its model upside down as it heads into its seventh year.
Tech Wildcatters, founded in 2009, has always had a very structured model: apply, come in, get $25,000, give up 8 percent equity and pitch to area investors at the culminating event.READ MORE

Tech TitansEquinix Inc. will be the opening of our new data center in the Dallas area and featuring the senior director of technology from Southwest Airlines and Jay Novacek from the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, March 10. The Tech Titans community is invited to join in on the networking, music and cocktails.READ MORE

InformationWeekCan applications be composed almost entirely of microservices in the cloud, running with a smart user device? That's the promise of serverless applications. Here's how they work and what they'll mean for your business.READ MORE

VentureBeatMicrosoft's augmented reality development kit costs $3,000, and that's because it shares some components that you'd normally find in spacecraft, guided missiles and drones. HoloLens, the head-mounted display that mixes digital imagery with the real world, starts shipping to developers March 30, and preorders are open right now.READ MORE

ForbesInternet of Things technologies is extending existing business models and leading to the proliferation of entirely new ones as companies push beyond the data, analytics and intelligence boundaries that held them back in the past. Gartner's recent analysis of the top 10 IoT technologies provides a glimpse into which areas of IoT their clients care the most about from the standpoint of building out enterprise infrastructure, security, scalability, standards and performance.READ MORE

CNBC Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize financial transactions but companies will have to overcome several challenges in order to experience any benefits, according to industry experts. READ MORE

AdweekMobile World Congress wrapped up with a record 100,000 attendees. From stats on Netflix signups to mind-blowing numbers from companies powering mobile phones, here are the 10 figures that got people talking.READ MORE

UpstartMore than 32 percent of women who major in a STEM degree switch to a non-STEM field before they graduate, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education. Only 25 percent of male STEM students switch. When you consider that far fewer women get STEM degrees than men — from 2004 to 2014, the share of bachelor's degrees earned by women decreased in all seven science and engineering categories the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center studied — it makes the drop-out rate even more alarming.READ MORE

Dallas Business JournalPresenting our thoughts and ideas to others is something we'll be asked to do the rest of our lives. So whether you simply accommodate anxiety or have never turned the corner on overwhelming fear, know this: Personal victories in this area can and do happen.READ MORE